Original German Oldenburg?

[Pontiac9999]

Something about this helmet doesn't seem right....?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-ORIGINAL-GERMAN-OLDENBURG-PICKELHAUBE-STAMPED-IR15-INFANTRY-REGIMENT/271583249429?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D56441b75b5d24d9cb34eeab731661d16%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D161396739315#ht_377wt_953" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[pointystuff]

That's a modern copy that's been artificially aged...just like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-IMPERIAL-ORIGINAL-GERMAN-PRUSSIAN-DRAGOON-OFFICERS-GENERALS-PICKELHAUBE-/271520518557?ViewItem=&item=271520518557&nma=true&si=hobdEZC78enyncXGWAUELyfJuvY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Pontiac9999]

So basically a helmet that would normally cost around $59.99 is now up to $500 US and has 7 bidders...

](*,)

 

[poniatowski]

Well, if somebody can't tell that's a fake, then they're cruising to be taken. It's been said 100 times before on here, but books, research and looking at originals really makes a difference! It's odd that some of these poor folks don't look on here or any of the great web sites before bidding on a scrap like this.

Oh well!

Ron

 

[b.loree]

Hard to believe that any serious collector would be taken in by these crappy fakes, they are not even good ones?????